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that school improvement should not be contingent on one person. The hard-fought mayor’s
race has overshadowed the D.C. Council contests, including the Democratic primary to select Gray’s replacement as chairman. Council member Kwame R. Brown (D-At Large), a prodigious campaigner, is facing former two-term council member Vincent Orange, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2006. Orange, most recently a Pepco vice president, has presented himself as a mature leader who would bring fiscal responsibility to the council. Brown, who has the backing of all but one of his dozen council colleagues, has been an advocate for workforce training and job creation. In the Democratic primary
for an at-large seat, incumbent Phil Mendelson faces a spirited challenge from Clark Ray, a former parks and recreation director and Clinton administration official. Ray has shown he can raise money, but he is contending with a 12-year veteran who has the reputation for being a hardworking, detail-oriented legislator. Apossible game-changer in
the race is the candidacy of “shadow senator” Michael D. Brown. Voters have already confused him with another at-large council member, Michael A. Brown (I), who is not up for election this year, in part because Michael D. Brown’s name will appear on the ballot without a middle initial. Three other incumbents —
Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), Harry Thomas Jr. (D-Ward 5) and Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) — also face a field of challengers from Columbia Heights to Capitol Hill. In Congress, Del. Eleanor
Holmes Norton (D), the city’s nonvoting member of the House of Representatives, is running for reelection against Douglass Sloan, a Ward 4 businessman who wants the city to move more aggressively to secure voting rights.
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Vincent Orange Age: 53
Residence: Brookland/Michigan Park.
Education: BS, bus admin, BA, comm., Univ of the Pacific; JD, How- ard Law School; LLM, taxation, Georgetown Law Center.
Occupation: CFO, National Chil- dren’s Center; tax accountant.
Elected offices/civic activities: Member, Ward 5, D.C. Council, 1999- 2007; Democratic Nat. committee- man; board member, Ford’s Theatre, Leadership Greater Wash., Lincoln Theatre; member, D.C., Nat. Bar Assocs., American Inst. of CPAs, Greater Wash. Society of CPAs, Nat. Assoc. of Black Accountants, Metro- politan AME Church, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Prince Hall Lodge No. 14, D.C. Democratic State Comm., Ana- costia Coordinating Council; former member, DC Vote, Wash. Hall of Fame Society, DCBIA.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “Accountability of our elected offi- cials is the most urgent problem fac- ing the District of Columbia. Our elected officials must be account- able for our $10 billion budget to be used in an effective and efficient manner on behalf of D.C. residents. Our elected officials must be ac- countable for improving our schools, neighborhoods and putting our resi- dents back to work. Our elected offi- cials must be accountable for their personal integrity, judgment and dis- cretion. Our elected officials must be accountable for enforcing the laws and aggressive government over- sight. Through accountability, we can solve many of the issues facing our city.”
Why should voters elect you? “I’ll put residents back to work, im- prove schools and neighborhoods and tackle the tough financial issues. I bring leadership, maturity and ac- countability to the council.”
Web site:
www.orangeforchair.com
E-mail address:
vo40@aol.com
* Incumbent K Running unopposed
Kwame R. Brown Age: 39
Residence: Hillcrest.
Education: BA, marketing, Morgan State University; minority and adv. business executive program, Dartmouth College.
Occupation: At-Large D.C. Council member.
Elected offices/civic activities: At-Large member, D.C. Council, 2005-present; chairman, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; chairman, D.C. Council Committee on Economic Development; board member, Congressional Award Foundation; past senior adviser, Department of Commerce; past CEO, Maryland/D.C. Minority Business Council; past co-chair, Hillcrest Citizens Association Legislative Committee; member, Gertrude Stein Club.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “Improving education opportunities for all D.C. residents remains our most pressing challenge. I will continue to push for aggressive reforms that create world-class public schools that not only lead our students to college, but also prepare them for employment. The District does not lack jobs; it lacks effective job training. I authored the law that provided funding to rebuild Phelps Vocational High School and delivered on my promise to keep our vocational schools open at night and on weekends. Improving education for all residents will allow us to address our other challenges.”
Why should voters elect you? “I have delivered on promises to improve education, bolster job training and build safer neighborhoods. I will move the District forward leading a unified council.”
Web site:
www.kwameforchair.com
E-mail address:
info@kwameforchair.com
Dorothy Douglas Age: 62
Residence: Deanwood.
Education: BS, education, University of the District of Columbia.
Occupation:Ward 7 member, D.C. State Board of Education.
Elected offices/civic activities: Member, D.C. State Board of Education, 2008-present; Advisory Neighborhood Commission 7D03, 2003-present, chairman, 2007-09; ANC 7C02, 1993-95, chairman, 1997-99; former block captain; board member, Marshall Heights Community Development Organization; second vice president, National Congress of Black Women D.C. chapter; past president, Deanwood Citizens Association.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “Education, unemployment, housing: affordable housing for D.C. residents and for the homeless. Health care: There should be health care for all District residents. Economic development.”
Why should voters elect you? “Members of my community regard me as a hardworking and resourceful woman with a track record that speaks for itself with commitment and dedication.”
Web site: None given.
E-mail address: dorothydouglas2010chair@gmail. com
Ann C. Wilcox K Age: 55
Residence: Scott Circle.
Education: BA, Wittenberg Uni- versity; JD, American University.
Occupation: Lawyer specializing in legal services and First Amend- ment cases; executive director, Gray Panthers of Metro Wash.
Elected offices/civic activities: Elected member, Ward 2, D.C. Board of Education, 1994-98; steering committee, D.C. State- hood Green Party; member, D.C. Social Forum Organizing Commit- tee; board member, D.C. Chapter, National Lawyers Guild; member, Code Pink Women for Peace; for- mer appointed member, D.C. Commission for Women; former steering committee member, Kin- ship Care Coalition.
What is the most urgent prob- lem facing your jurisdiction? “The most urgent problem facing D.C. is the challenge of maintain- ing a racially and economically di- verse community, in the face of growing gentrification, increased focus on public safety and unbri- dled commercial development. Homeless shelters have been closed, and affordable housing is rapidly disappearing from our neighborhoods. Business develop- ers are offered tax breaks to fund more high-priced housing and a convention center hotel while so- cial safety net programs are cut. These much smaller programs provide critical support to seniors, children and our most vulnerable residents.”
Why should voters elect you? “I will use my experience in city government to lead the city coun- cil toward a city for all residents.”
Web site: None given.
E-mail address:
wilcox_ann@yahoo.com
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